I would love to get a full feature film of these guys just sailing around singing shanties and telling stories, but I also adore the way Shaw/Quint quickly snaps out of it and comes back to Earth without even a hint of shock or frustration. Perfect matter-of-fact, rough-palmed attitude for his character. One of his coolest moments out of so many cool moments.
my dad used to sing this to me as a lullaby when I was a kid... threw me the hell off when I watched jaws and witnessed three drunk men singing it on a boat lmao
If I remember right (it's been years since I saw the documentary that mentioned this), Shaw tried doing this scene drunk, but it just didn't work out, so the footage they used was from a re-shoot of the scene on a subsequent day where he acted drunk, but was actually sober.
I've read that they had hired someone to follow Mr Shaw around to make sure he wouldn't drink, but sometimes he escaped and was able to drink! Best actor to play Quint!
I love how Quint (the seasoned sea captain/fisherman) reacts first, followed closely by Hooper (the second most seasoned) and finally Brody (the greenhorn whose afraid of water) the attention to detail in this movie was great
The interesting thing is that Quint got devoured by the shark and it was Brody who finished him off with a beautiful “smile for the camera” shot and explosion.
I have yet to hear someone say they don’t like Jaws. But I imagine if there was someone, it’d most likely be that it scares them. Not because it’s a bad movie. If someone said that, I’d assume they were drunk off their ass
@@Vito_Caligiuri mmmm, I love Jaws, but c'mon it was cheap as f**k... Even Spielberg said so, the shark robot failed multiple times... In the premiere they didn't have a lot of hope, but it turns out that we all love it...
@@rodrigocampo9014 sure the filming was a nightmare and Bruce the Shark was a pile of junk, but that doesn’t have anything to do with how people perceive the film. When it’s all said and done, it’s miles better than any of the CGI garbage that came after it.
@@GinEric84 I recently saw a video that said Robert Shaw ad-libbed the story of the Indianapolis and they put it in the movie. Additionally, someone was assigned to follow him around to make sure he wouldn't get drunk. Although he did escape at times and did get plastered. There were some parts of this scene that he was totally plastered.
I love interludes that humanize the main characters. Too few modern action movies have them, though. Spielberg knew how to do it. Jaws and Jurassic Park both are masterpieces because of it.
I grew up working with an ol sailor Vietnam vet as a kid. Taught me everything I know about working on diesel engines. He joined the Navy in 1968 to avoid the draft. He got stuck on a PBR boat in the Mekong delta and got shot at everyday 1969. He's looks just like captain Quint too, good man, I miss him.
@@blockbusterlady5993 Maybe He was a Drunk but GOD BLESS His Great Performance WOW Loved that scene & movie Dreyfus Said only good things about Shaw when he met his Granddaughter Recently All CLASS
Love how Brody is the only one who hasn't eaten his food due to being sea sick/uneasy. Many movies wouldn't take the time to add subtle details like that
One of the best movies ever made , with so many good scenes and one liners eg: we need a bigger boat ! Over the years it's been copied but never bettered,these actors can't be beat 👍
Did you also know that line was ad-libbed? A little nugget of knowledge I learned not too long ago. One of my favorite movies of all time! I love shark week as well.
Show me the way to go home I'm tired and I wanna go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago And it's got right to my head Wherever I may roam By land or sea or foam You will always hear me singing this song Show me the way to go home
Shaw reminds me so much of my grandpa whom I barely knew. He was a drunk navy boy who served in WWII. This was one of his favorite movies, and I'm sure he loved this scene. He always told my mother he missed the comradery between the boys on the ship. I'm sure they had more than a few drunken songs they would sing.
When I was a little girl my father taught my mom, sister and I this song. Whenever we took long trips on the road our family would sing a lot to pass the time....this was always one of my favorites!!
Atmosphere in the whole movie and especially in this scene (combined with out of this world acting) is on a such level, that you can literally feel the smell of their dinner in the cabin
My favorite part too. When they share each other's scars, he starts talking about his time on the USS Indianapolis, and then the drinking song. My favorite scene too.
This is the perfect movie to show millenials that only watch comic book or fast & Furious movies. It keeps you entertained the entire time with minimal action/affects. Great acting , writing & casting.
The only kinda obvious fake part to me is when Quint get eaten. As he slides into the sharks mouth ... the way the sharks jaws (no pun intended) close. Doesn't look natural or real.
Yeah millennials and Zoomers are weird and uncultured. However as a Gen Xer, I grew up in this, horror movies, and Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and enjoy Stranger Things and anime. I grew up and am living in the PERFECT time period of entertainment. Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Ozark, Yellowstone, The Walking Dead... Even back when I was growing up like, The A-Team, Knight Rider, AirWolf, BJ and the Bear, Magnum P.I. The Dukes of Hazzard, Saturday Morning Cartoons, '80s Football, and WWF & NWA/WCW Wrestling! Kid in the '80s, teen in the '90s. 20s in the early 2000s. Yeah, I came along at the PERFECT TIME as far as entertainment is concerned!
I just Love the exact moment Quint (Robert Shaw RIP) starts singing. It’s like he pulls all of the audience to start joining in singing too. “I had a little drink about an hour ago and It’s got right to my head”. ❤️ 😂
Nugget of Knowledge: I read the book in high school in the later '70s before the movie came out and know so much about it. For example the greatest line by Captain Brody, "You're goona need a bigger boat." Was ad-libbed by Roy Scheider who played Captain Brody. So glad they left it in.
My mom passed away but this was one of her favorite movies my dad visited ol Kentucky for memorial day he about cried when I told him it was my favorite scene
Love how it the shark approaching is shown right when they’re singing “you can always hear me singing this song” as if the noise from the song is what brought the shark back to them
Clever. It's the barrel that comes across the scene (which you know is attached to the shark), that alerts you to 'somethings gonna happen' soon. So good :)
The film is a masterpiece when it comes to the whole "unseen monster" thing, namely because they could barely get the shark animatronic to work right and so barely showed it. Instead they had to find ways to suggest the shark is there without actually showing the shark most of the time, so that barrel is an excellent way to do it.
One of my most favorite scenes from "Jaws', but boy, does Universal's bastardized 5.1 re-mix kill it. The original monoaural track when the Shark rams into the Orca's hull sounds much more raw & primal....a palpable THUD followed by those hemorraghing leaks! One reason why I'm sticking to my letterbox VHS edition.
Just watched the movie with my son and he said this is a masterpiece. In today's monster movies you would see people ripped in half by the shark, but these classics leave most to your imagination. Even the character development is fine. If my English is bad i am sorry! "I had a "little" drink about an hour ago.....!"
..so sparse on monsters, guns/explosions & FX. Yet..Jaws remains one of the top films of all time. Back when the entire planet did not have to be in peril to sell a film. Plot, Actors, story..a fabulous villain & all folks behind the cameras on their A game. Booyaa.
